Last stop before the top of the highest peak in the world.

Sacred Buddhist home of some spiritual monkeys.

The burning of this 12th-century church kicked off a campaign of Norwegian Black Metal terror.

An intricately carved Viking church overlooks a glistening fjord.

This smaller cousin of the Forbidden City has gone from ancestral sacrifice to tourist's whispers.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

The largest Art Nouveau complex in the world is a Barcelona hospital with a 600-year-long history.

Construction of Barcelona's iconic (but controversial) church is expected to be completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

A 400-year-old church covered floor to ceiling in ex-voto offerings from the faithful.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

This historic Benedictine monastery brews a booze so toxic that it has often been blamed almost singularly for Scottish hooliganism.

400-year-old garden, restored to beauty.

These Roman ruins in England’s Lake District are 2,000 years old, but look pretty good for their age.

The highest peak in all of England is plagued by dangerously fickle climate shifts.

Stonehenge has nothing on Castlerigg’s views.

This charming English house was once the home of England's most famous poet.

An 18th century wonder of the world, lost in WWII, re-created at the Catherine Palace.

Gargantuan home of Russian science.

Moscow's imposing monument to the Space Age.

The gorgeous entrances into the city's underbelly look more like grand halls than subway stops.

Stalinist skyscraper built with help of cryotechnology.

Former headquarters of the KGB.

World's largest bell sits on the grounds of the Kremlin in Moscow.